implicar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- entail verb To involve or require something as a necessary consequence.
- implicate verb To show that someone is involved in something wrong or criminal.
- imply verb To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.
- nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
Senses
implicar is used for these senses in English:
- entail (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
- implicate (transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
- imply (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
- nitpick (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
entail — full definition
- verb To involve or require something as a necessary consequence.
- noun (law) An estate whose inheritance is restricted to a specific line of heirs.
implicate — full definition
- verb To show that someone is involved in something wrong or criminal.
- verb To suggest or imply something as a natural consequence.